HDFC Bank to offer new iPhone SE for just Rs 38,900

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The new iPhone SE (64GB) will cost Rs 38,900 in India with a special offer from HDFC Bank that will be available for purchase on etailer Flipkart by the end of this week or early next week.

The HDFC Bank offer is inclusive of cashback of Rs 3,600 on HDFC Bank Debit and Credit Cards, according to Apple.

The affordable second-generation iPhone SE with a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID for industry-leading security, starts at Rs 42,500.

“Our partners will offer the powerful and affordable new iPhone SE,” in India, according to the Cupertino-based company.

The new iPhone SE will be available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB models in black, white, and (PRODUCT)RED through Apple Authorised Resellers and select carriers.

According to Navkendar Singh, Research Director, IDC India, this device will certainly appeal to a lot of Android mid-segment users who cannot afford a flagship iPhone.

“I should certainly find volumes immediately when it is launched since this will be the most affordable new iPhone and cheapest way to enter the Apple ecosystem,” Singh told IANS.

The new iPhone SE is powered by the Apple-designed A13 Bionic, the fastest chip in a smartphone, and features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone.

iPhone SE features an aerospace-grade aluminum and durable glass design with an all-black front.

The device also features the familiar Home button designed with sapphire crystal to be durable and to protect the sensor, and a steel ring to detect a user’s fingerprint for Touch ID.

iPhone SE is wireless-charging capable with Qi-certified chargers and also supports fast-charging, giving customers up to 50 percent charge in just 30 minutes.

It comes with Dual SIM with eSIM provides the flexibility for users to have two separate phone numbers on a single device while traveling abroad or for use as a business line.

iPhone SE features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone with a 12MP f/1.8 aperture Wide camera and uses the image signal processor and Neural Engine of A13 Bionic to unlock computational photography, including Portrait Mode, all six Portrait Lighting effects and Depth Control.

RIL stocks rise, market cap crosses Rs 10 lakh cr

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Shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) rose on Monday to take its market capitalization back above the Rs 10 lakh crore mark.

At 11.04 a.m., RIL shares on the BSE were at Rs 1,593.10 per share, higher by Rs 31.30 or 2 percent from the previous close. So, far it has touched an intra-day high of Rs 1,614.85 per share.

Its market capitalization is at Rs 10,09,930.36 crore.

The surge comes after the company fixed May 14 as the ‘record date’ for the Rs 53,125 crore rights issue.

“The rights issue committee, constituted by the board of directors of the company, has, at its meeting held today (Saturday), fixed May 14 as the ‘record date’ for the purpose of determining the equity shareholders entitled to receive the rights entitlement in the rights issue (eligible shareholders),” the company said in a regulatory filing on Saturday evening.

Further, in a major boost for the company, US-headquartered Vista Equity Partners would invest Rs 11,367 crore into Jio Platforms.

This investment, announced last week, values Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore.

This is the third investment for Jio after the over Rs 43,000 crore investment announced by Facebook and the Rs 5,655 crore investment by Silver Lake.

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 283,877

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The global death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has surpassed the 280,000 mark, while the cases have surged to over 4.1 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Monday morning, the global death toll stood at 283,877, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) said in its latest update.

The US had the highest number of deaths in the world at 80,787, while the UK accounted for the highest in Europe with 31,855 fatalities.

The other countries with over 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were Italy (30,560), Spain (26,621), France (26,383), and Brazil (11,123), the CSSE data showed.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in the world has increased to 4,102,849.

The US still accounts for the highest number of cases in the world at 1,329,791.

The other nations with cases above the 100,000 marks are Spain (224,350), the UK (220,449), Italy (219,070), Russia (209,688), France (177,094), Germany (171,879), Brazil (162,699), Turkey (138,657) and Iran (107,603).

Prabhas latest movie Update

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After watching Mahanati, many audiences would have felt what sort of film director Nag Ashwin will pick up after this. But then, the director has stunned everyone by coming up with a film that has Prabhas as the hero. Not only that, it is being made at more than 200 crores budget. Here is what producer Ashwini Dutt has to say about this.

“When I’m expecting a fantasy story from Nag Ashwin after Mahanati, he surprised everyone by narrating a film that has world class appeal. And if we have to make this project with 100s of crores budget, who could be the hero other than Prabhas?” asks Ashwini Dutt, as he says that he is the one who should have launched Baahubali hero. “I should launch Prabhas for the kind of rapport we have with Krishnam Raju garu and Prabhas’ father Suryanarayana Raju. But even before we made a film with him, he became superstar” he adds.

Dutt confirmed that the initial plan of this film is to go to sets by October 2020 and release the movie by Summer 2022. He exuded confidence that this film will become another benchmark and wonder coming from Vyjayanthi Movies banner. But due to lockdown, the film’s shoot might not start as planned as #Prabhas20 is yet to complete.

Pawan Kalyan is quite serious about his movie projects

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Apart from his political ambitions, Janasena President Pawan Kalyan is also quite serious about his movie projects too. To back him off with financial stability, the actor recently started taking up projects and finished the shooting of Vakeel Saab almost. Here’s an update about his next moves.

While there are just 10 days of work pending for Vakeel Saab, Pawan Kalyan is said to have asked producer Dil Raju to complete the total editing with the footage shot so far. Such that Pawan wants to complete the dubbing as well for Vakeel Saab during this period. Once the edit is locked (even with some extra scenes), Pawan wants to finish giving voice such that there will be no strain later with the work schedules.

Directed by Venu Sriram of Oh My Friend and MCA fame, Vakeel Saab is a remake of super hit Bollywood film Pink that gave a message to the country, that when a girl says no, its a NO. The Telugu version features Nivetha Thomas, Anjali and Ananya Nagalla in the lead roles played by Taapsee and others in Hindi film, while it has Pawan reprising the role of Amitabh Bachchan.

Sixteen migrant labourers were crushed to death

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Sixteen migrant labourers were crushed to death early on Friday by a goods train in Maharashtra after they fell asleep on the tracks.The accident happened between Jalna and Aurangabad in the Nanded Division of South Central Railway in Karmad police station area of the Aurangabad district.

The migrant labourers, who had been walking for several kilometres, were sleeping on the rail tracks when the mishap occurred, the railway officials said.According to railway officials, the workers were walking towards their home state Madhya Pradesh after they lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Most public transportation has already been cancelled due to the lockdown.

These workers had started from Jalna to go to Bhusawal (both in Maharashtra) – a distance of 157 kilometres – and had planned to go to their native places Umariya and Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, which is about 850 kilometres away.

According to railways, they left Jalna at 7 pm on Thursday and initially walked on road and later onto the track towards Aurangabad. After walking for about 36 kilometres, these workers started feeling tired and sat on the track between Karnad and Badnapur railway stations for taking some rest. They gradually went into deep sleep.

It was at 5.22 am that the approaching goods train ran over these labourers, the railways ministry said in a statement. The driver tried to stop the train but couldn’t do so in time, it added.“The injured have been shifted to Aurangabad civil hospital,” said Ch Rakesh, chief public relation officer (PRO), South Central Railway.

Tamanna has celebrated her 15 years in Film Industry

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Milky siren Tamanna has recently celebrated her 15 years in Film Industry and still a sought after siren for many filmmakers. Both her acting talents and ever-lasting glamour quotient made her unique star heroine we must say. But here comes an interesting snippet about her upcoming debut.

When one gets to reign the top place in Telugu and Tamil filmdoms, often they got chance in other languages too. Tamanna already made an unsuccessful splash in Hindi, but haven’t made her debut as a heroine in Kannada movies. While she appeared as an item bomb in Jaguar and KGF Part 1, the actress never got the mega offer to become a heroine.

However, some rumours have emerged that in an upcoming film of star hero Yash, who is actually waiting to wrap KGF 2, Tamanna is picked as a leading lady. Director Narthan who carved a couple of hits in Sandalwood is said to be helming this film. When contacted, the director revealed that he hasn’t finished the script yet and haven’t even approached Tamanna for any role.

KTR Reaction on chemical gas leak in Vizag

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The chemical gas leak in Vizag city has shook the entire nation. From PM Modi to AP Governor, all have expressed deep concern about this incident while the AP government is doing everything that is in his hands.

Condolences are pouring down from all corners to the deceased while the rescue operations for the affected people are going on. Telangana IT minister KTR too reacted on this incident and added that he was disturbed by the visuals of the tragic incident.

“Shocked & deeply anguished by the visuals from #VizagGasLeak. My wholehearted condolences to those who lost their near & dear. Let’s pray for the well-being of the hospitalized,” tweeted KTR.

Lastly he said ‘What a horrible year this has been’ which he meant about the Corona virus that has created a devastation across the globe.

CM Jagan announced Rs 1 crore to the bereaved families

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As Vizag gas leak tragedy turned out to be fatal for 11 people and over 1000 fell sick, AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy has rushed to Vizag. He has met the victims and their families at the King George Hospital in the city where the victims are being treated. Later, he conducted a meeting with the officials and reviewed the situation. After review meeting with officials, CM Jagan has addressed the media.

CM Jagan announced Rs 1 crore compensation to the bereaved families in this gas leak tragedy. He also appointed a high-level committee to look into the issue and submit its findings. He said the decision would be taken after the committee’s report.

He also assured that the bereaved family members would be given jobs in the LG Polymers after shifting the company from the existing location – based on the recommendation of the committee’s report. He also announced Rs 1 lakh compensation to the people who have fallen sick due to this chemical leak.

He asked district collector and officials to provide high quality food to the victims of the gas leak.People who are being treated on ventilator would get compensation of Rs 10 lakh. The people in the affected villages would get an individual compensation of Rs 10,000, reported Sakshi news. The compensation for the loss of cattle is fixed at Rs 25,000, announced CM Jagan. He further added that the government would provide new cattle to the owners in addition to the compensation.

Good News to Telangana Farmers

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In this Corona virus lockdown along with migrant labourers, farmers are also severely hit. In Telangana, despite the crop coming to their hands, they could not sell for a best price and at many places, unseasonal rains have destroyed the crop leaving famers in deep anguish.

In such tiring times, Telangana government has relieved farmers by waiving off the crop loan. CM KCR has released a sum of Rs 12,000 crore which waives off all the loans below Rs 25,000. About 5.5 farmers are likely to get benefitted from this.

Apart from this, the TRS government has released approximately Rs 7,000 crore towards farm input assistance i.e, Rythu Bandhu which would help over 57 lakh farmers.

Just when the oppositions are trying to corner the TRS government on not doing adequate measures to support the farmers in this crisis times, KCR has waived off the crop loan. This move by KCR is a checkmate that would certainly keep the oppositions silent for a while.

Megastar Chiranjeevi is not in a mood to relax

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Megastar Chiranjeevi is not in a mood to relax. During the lockdown times, he is listening to scripts and finalising directors for his upcoming films back to back. The matinee idol confirmed that he has Lucifer remake with Sujith, Meher Ramesh’s film and KS Bobby’s movie in the pipeline.

Reports are coming out that Bobby narrated a story that will have two heroes in the leads. While Chiranjeevi will be main lead another young hero will be playing the second lead in the movie. With Ram Charan doing that cameo in Acharya, which other hero will be doing this role now? Though many thought that a mega hero will drop in, here comes the piece of the snippet.

They say that Rana Daggubati is desiring to act alongside Chiranjeevi from a long time, and being a best friend of Ram Charan, he’s the first go-to man for mega khandaan too. While Chiru already heard the script, Rana hasn’t got the narration, but with the offer coming from Megastar surely he might not say no.

Recently KS Bobby ‘Venky Mama’ to Daggubati family and they have no worries on the director’s capabilities to give another hit for their hero.

Rashmika thought of hiking her remuneration

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One of the rising stars in Tollywood is none other than Rashmika Mandanna. At a time when the likes of Pooja Hegde and Kiara Advani looked like taking the top seat, this Bangalore diva dived into the scene to give them tough competition. While Sarileru Neekevvaru is her first big break into an elite club, Pushpa is following it now.

Cut to an interesting buzz, actually, Rashmika thought of hiking her remuneration to almost 1.5- 2 crores slot after Pushpa. For all the offers that are coming her way, including that of some big heroes projects, the actress wants to quote that high, which is justified to her demand. And for Pushpa, she’s said to be taking home only Rs 75 lakhs as that film was signed in last November much before Sarileru Neekevvaru also released.

Though Rashmika quoted a similar price for some inquiries, it is heard that she has now settled down to 1 crore remuneration only. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic hitting hard, there is widespread demand to cut down remunerations and focus on making good movies. The likes of Suresh Babu and Rajamouli are pretty vocal about cutting remunerations, and it looks like it had its impact on Rashmika too. While the likes of Pooja Hegde charged nearly 2 crores for recent films like Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, it looks like Rashmika has to wait for a couple of years to get into that club.

Rakul Preet Singh getting viral in social media

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Not just men, even women are standing in long queues to buy alcohol at wine shops. We have seen pictures and video of women standing in front the liquor shops and a video of celebrity with a mask carrying a small bottle with her has surfaced on the internet. People who have watched the video were shocked seeing a celebrity with a bottle.

A few YouTube channels identified the celebrity as Rakul Preet Singh and claimed that she bought wine from a liquor shop in Mumbai. But the truth is, Rakul was not spotted at a wine store and it was near a medical shop. Also the bottle Rakul was carrying is not wine one and it is some sort of syrup bottle.

This led to a misinterpretation that like drunkards even Rakul Preet too waited for the opening of wine shops. We know Rakul as a fitness freak and even in this lockdown, she is continuously working out and posting videos and pictures of her daily routine on her social media and is motivating her fans and followers.

Samantha has signed two films

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Before the lockdown, the big news is that queen bee Samantha has signed two films, one with Vignesh Shivan that also has Vijay Sethupathi and Nayantara in the leads, and another one with director Ashwini Saravanan of Game Over fame. But it looks like, the lockdown has given new thoughts to the actress.

While there is neither any confirmation nor denial about the rumours popping up that Samantha has walked out of these two films, here comes an interesting rumour. Apparently the saucy actress who has broken all the shackles that married actresses can’t be star heroines is said to have signed a major deal with Sony Pictures.

Her next film will be directed by a newcomer and will be made in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam as well, while a Hindi release is also on the cards. Sony Pictures will produce this film and Samantha’s team will be supervising the production as per the rumours emerging from film circles.

Pawan Kalyan Demands to CM Jagan

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Film star turned politician Pawan Kalyan has urged the YS Jagan led Andhra Pradesh government to institute an Emergency Fund to bailout all the small-time workers who lost their livelihood during the lockdown amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. The Janasena Party chief demanded the government to pay Rs 5,000 each to those who have been left without employment.

“Lakhs of people are suffering after they lost their livelihood in Andhra Pradesh following the lockdown. Since the situation is going worse, the state government must take immediate relief measures for these people,” Pawan said.

He pointed out that lakhs of building workers, daily wagers, hamalis, barbers, washermen, carpenters, handloom workers, auto and taxi drivers, bike mechanics and electricians, hawkers and pushcart tiffin vendors were left with no work during this period.

Pawan went on to say that the Karnataka government has set up an Emergency Fund with Rs 1,610 crores to help the above sections. He also requested the government to bail out people who are running small businesses and micro industries by providing subsidies on electricity bills for a few months and also give exemptions from property and professional taxes.

At least 8 civilians died Due to Poisonous gas

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At least 8 civilians died and over thousands feared ill after a huge gas leakage at LG Polymers in RR Venkatapuram in Naiduthota area, Visakhapatnam district in the wee hours of Thursday, the latest. Scary visuals of people lying unconscious on the roads have been going viral on social media since morning.

According to the reports, the gas leaked in the radius of 3 to 4 kilometres till Gopalapatnam area. Many people have been complaining of poor the eyesight, breathlessness, rashes in the eyes and stomach pain due to the leak. All the victims have been taken to the KGH hospital in ambulances and on bikes.

Fire tenders and ambulances have been rush to the spot and even NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed to rescue the victims and evacuate all the families within the 3 kilometre radius. Even several policemen and rescue workers have been facing breathing difficulties due to the incident.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police RK Meena told the media that the gas has been neutralised and an FIR has been registered against the LG Polymers authorities. Vepagunta, Venkatapuram, Gopalapatnam, Simhachalam and Prahaladapuram areas have been issued red alert until further notice.

Narendra Modi Tweet For Vizag People

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The death toll in the Visakhapatnam gas leak tragedy mounted to 8 while hundreds have been admitted to hospital after they complained of breathing difficulties due to the spread of poisonous gas. The gas leaked from the LG Polymer plant at Gopalapatnam area of RR Venkatapuram village on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The leakage was reported when workers were preparing for the reopening of the plant in the wee hours of Thursday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding an emergency meet with NDMA to review the situation.

The PM tweeted that he is monitored the situation closely and has spoken to the MHA and NDMA. “Spoke to officials of MHA and NDMA regarding the situation in Visakhapatnam, which is being monitored closely. I pray for everyone’s safety and well-being in Visakhapatnam,” he tweeted. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have reached the spot and evacuation of civilians in a 5-km radius is underway. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will leave for Vizag and visit King George Hospital where the affected people are being treated. The CMO said that the Chief Minister is closely monitoring the situation and has instructed the district machinery to take immediate steps and provide all help.

Short and long-term effects Of styrene gas

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Dr. D Raghunatha Rao, former Director, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre said styrene is primarily used in the production of polystyrene plastics and resins. Acute (short-term) exposure to styrene in humans results in mucous membrane and eye irritation, and gastrointestinal effects.

He said chronic (long-term) exposure to styrene in human beings leads to serious multiple complications. He said studies on its impact are inconclusive on the reproductive and developmental effects of styrene. Several studies did not report an increase in developmental effects in women who worked in the plastics industry, while an increased frequency of spontaneous abortions and decreased frequency of births were reported in another study. “Several epidemiological studies suggest there may be an association between styrene exposure and an increased risk of leukemia and lymphoma. However, the evidence is inconclusive due to confounding factors,” he pointed out.

The Poisonous Styrene gas that leaked from LG Polymers in Vizag

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The styrene gas that leaked from LG Polymers which has killed at least seven people and created panic in several areas of Visakhapatnam leading to fleeing of homes in the vicinity of the plant is a poisonous, inflammable gas used in the plastic engineering industry, and could have triggered a series of explosions, according to experts.

Early morning leakage from LG Polymers, which manufactures general-purpose polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, and colored polystyrene caused panic in several areas of the city in the industrial belt Mindhi and Gajuwaka.

“Depending on the intensity of inhaling the poisonous gas, a person could face complications in the lungs and inhaling oxygen. It could lead to fatality due to damage to the central nervous system,” Dr. C.V. Rao, Director, GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences, told The Hindu.

Raashi Khanna is focusing on Tamil films

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After World Famous Lover debacle in tollywood Raashi Khanna is focusing on Tamil films. She has opted for Suriya and Hari’s Aruvaa. An official announcement confirmed that Raashi has been roped in to romance Suriya. This is the sixth collaboration of Suriya and Hari where the duo in the past worked for Aaru, Vel, Singam, Singam 2, Singam 3.

By roping in Raashi, the makers are aiming for dubbing the film into Telugu. However, Suriya doesn’t have success rate like before. His market in Telugu has also collapsed. And so director Hari’s market in Telugu. So, it needs to be seen how Aruvaa would work for the trio.

Meanwhile, Raashi isn’t new to Tamil audience. In the past, she had acted opposite Atharvaa Murali in ‘Imaikka Nodigal’, Jayam Ravi in ‘Adanga Maru’ and Vishal in ‘Ayogya’. 29-year-old Raashi is waiting for the release of her next in Tamil – ‘Shaitaan Ki Bacha’ – where she pairs up with Siddharth. She is also being considered for Sundar C’s Aranmanai 3.